Take-up fob electric iron cords



sept. 12, 1939.

w. H. JOHNSTON TAKE-UP FQR ELECTRIC IRON CORDS Filed April 27, 1937 Patented Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 27, 1937, Serial No. 139,333

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in takeups for electric iron cords, and the object of the inventtion is to devise means for taking up the slack of an ironing cord so that it will not be in the way of the operator and which will be adaptable for use on any type of ironing board, and it consists essentially of an arm spring held in a vertical position, a transverse shaft on which the arm is pivoted, a vertical pin located at one side of the transverse shaft and on which such transverse shaft is mounted, and avertical bearing carried on the ironing board in which the pin is journalled as hereinafter more particularly explained in the following specication:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board and my device attached thereto showing it in the position detached from the iron in full lines and in the attached position by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View through the housing of my device and the parts adjacent thereto and a fragmentary portion of the ironing board to which the device is attached.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 Fig. 2.

In the drawing like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different Views.

I is an ironing board of standard construction provided with the usual supporting legs 2. To one end of the board is secured a tubular socket 3 having a iiange base 4 secured by screws or other suitable means 5 to the ironing board I.

6 is a cylindrical housing from which, extends tangentially a vertical pin lrpreferably resting at its lower end upon a plug portion 'Ix so as to be turnable within the socket 3. 1, 8 and 9 are slots formed in the periphery of the housing 6. Within the housing 6 is a central supporting tube 8 held in position by the screw 8X. 9 is a tube mounted to turn freely on the tube B.

I I is a hinge plate secured to the tube 9 so as to turn therewith upon the shaft 8. I2 is a tubular arm secured at its lower end to the plate II preferably by welding. I4 is a flexible electric cord which passes longitudinally through the tube I2 so as to extend from both ends. To the free end of the cord I4 is attached the plug I4X for attachment to the iron I6. I1 and I8 are coil springs extending around the cord I4 to prevent the cord being worn or frayed at these points.

I5 is a spring adapted to extend around the tube 9, one arm ISX of the spring extending into the socket I9 and the other arm I 5 hooking v'around the edge of the plate II as indicated in Fig. 3 to support the arm I2 against downward movement from an up-right posititon when not in use.

When it is desired to use the cord, it is only necessary to attach it to the iron as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The iron can then be moved to any position on the board, the spring held arm yielding to pressure by pivoting upon its hinge base formed by the .transverse shaft 8, at the same time taking up any slack of the cord to keep it from impeding the user of the iron and, in the case where a very wide table is used, of swinging laterally around the pin portion lx. Also, if the iron should fall on the floor, the danger of the arm I2 being wrenched laterally or broken by the weight of a large iron would be obviated, the arm swinging freely to one side or the other.

What I claim as my invention is:

A protector for the operator of a domestic iron comprising a cylindrical casing having a peripheral slot in the upper portion of the 'casing on the inner side thereof and a peripheral slot in the within the cylindrical casing for holding the arm in a substantially vertical position.

WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSTON. 

